272/320 as a Decimal

272/320 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 272/320 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

272/320 as a Decimal
272/320 = 0.85
Hence,
272/320 as a decimal equals to 0.85
where,
272/320 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 272/320 is 0.85

272/320 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 272/320 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 272 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 320.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 272/320 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 272/320

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 272/320.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 272/320, so find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 272/320.
= 272/320 x 10/10

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 272/320 x 1/10
= 2720/320 x 1/10

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2720/320 x 1/10
= 2560 + 160/320 x 1/10
= ( 2560/320 + 160/320) x 1/10
= (8 + 160/320 ) x 1/10

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 160/320 in the above expression:
= (8 + 160/320 ) x 1/10
= (8 + 0.5) x 1/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (8 + 0.5) x 1/10
= 8.5 x 1/10
= 8.5/10
272/320= 0.85

Hence,
272/320 as a decimal is 0.85